Chess Puzzle #3drHd — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1292 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f5; rooks c1/e1; bishop a2; pawns a3/b4/d4/e3/g2/h3. Black: king h8; queen g3; rooks b8/c8; pawns a6/b5/e4/g7/h5. White is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxc1 — rook c8→c1, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh5# — queen f5→h5, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxh5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1rr4k/6p1/p7/1p3Q1p/1P1Pp3/P3P1qP/B5P1/2R1R1K1 b - - 0 35

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